Monterrey

Mmmm the LA Times Socialist?

A privatly owned newspaper geared, diminished, employee minimized as to please the stock holders. Socialist?

A total example of capitalism disguised as a socilist propaganda pamphlet?

Total contradiction to the term.

Anyway. Where is the link?

That IS the main topic.

[QUOTE=Unspongebob; 1149107]The Times is a Socialist RAG that is close to bankruptcy! They're the worst offenders of dubious, self serving, hidden agendas! I stand by my assessment of the main stream media.

But, none the less, I did not say that some incidents did not happen. I merely stated that these occurrences are not common. And of this sampling of occurrences, I said that the circumstances of the abductions and murder did not occur primarily at the hands of the Cartels, unless said victims were Cartel members themselves.

There are plane crashes too, but few of us refuse to fly because they happen to occur occasionally. When an entire plane goes down with several hundred passengers, something that occurs far more frequently than the single incident of a bus abduction and murder, everyone accepts the loss with respect to getting on airplanes themselves. Everyone knows that statistically it is not likely to happen to them. But, an analogy can be drawn. Several hundred on a plane, and one hundred on ONE (1) bus.

In making my comments, I am drawing the same kind of analogy. Travelers accept a certain element of risk when flying. When traveling by bus in Mexico, the risk of being killed at the hands of banditos intent on robbery, murder, and eventual interment in a mass grave is significantly less than a potential plane crash.

Did you know there are more deaths per billions of people on buses, just from accidents, than from plane crashes? These are bus accidents, and not the statistically infinitesimally small number of bus robberies and murders where whole buses ended up in mass graves.

Your risk of death by bus with respect to accidents is. 4 in one billion people, by air it is. 05 in one billion people. The odds of being a victim of robbery, murder, and ending up in a mass grave between Mexico and the US border, provided you travel with precautions in mind, are so inconsequential that they can not even be statistically measured. You have a greater likelihood of being killed in a bus accident than being murdered by banditos, and interred in a mass grave.

The media likes to promote the idea that all the mayhem against innocents is at the hands of the Cartels, and they pander to a buying public, sensationalizing the news for their own profit, and fulfillment of their own dubious agendas.

I say most of these incidents are crimes of opportunity committed by freelancers that are running free as government officials deal with the Cartels, having no time or resources to deal with random crime that is not Cartel related.

There are incidents of "crime" occurring all the time in Mexico, and there are freelancers committing crimes in Mexico that have no specific affiliation with the Cartels and / or their specific agenda. Many are crimes of opportunity, committed during late hours, some of which are committed against the buses. But, they are crimes committed by freelancers, and they are not primarily committed by the Cartels upon innocent victims with no ties to Cartel activity, nor are they anything relating to any kind of Civil unrest, or anarchy theory. It's just random crime.

I ride the buses all the time. Provided you follow the proper travel agenda with respect to time of day, just as you should with respect to exposing yourself to the risk of random crimes anywhere in the world, it is relatively safe.

I do not tempt fate, and choose to ride them at night. I do ride them so my arrival is during daylight hours. I simply follow the precautions I would normally follow to avoid random criminal acts.

The Mexican Army is patrolling the highway between Laredo and Monterrey during daytime hours, and the incidents of "Crime, and / or "Cartel Activity," are diminished significantly as a result.

I don't know the circumstances near Brownsville or McAllen, but maybe you should just take a short bus ride up to Laredo if you're worried about the routes you normally take between the border and Monterrey Marius.

Don't blow it so far out of proportion when you see a news story about an isolated incident. An isolated incident does not make a trend. Statistically, the risks are just not there with respect to bus travel between the border and Monterrey. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Monterreydude; 1149757]Mmmm the LA Times Socialist?

A privatly owned newspaper geared, diminished, employee minimized as to please the stock holders. Socialist?

A total example of capitalism disguised as a socilist propaganda pamphlet?

Total contradiction to the term.

Anyway. Where is the link?

That IS the main topic. [/QUOTE]

As in their having a "Socialist" agenda...

And, they are not good capitalists. Their rag is going bankrupt as they adopt and promote their socialist agenda through a totally reprehensible and dramatic slanting of the news to their own leftist, socialistic political views, thereby incrementally losing all credibility with the "buying" public at large.

That is NOT unbiased journalism...

THAT is Propaganda.

And, yes, where IS the link???? :-)))))

[QUOTE=Unspongebob;1148767]It is being implied that "innocent" travelers by bus, in large numbers, are being randomly pulled off of buses by the Cartels, and murdered, and that these travelers have no connection to the Cartels. That is the BS part. Cartel members are being pulled off of buses, and later found murdered, and in mass graves.[/QUOTE]I'm not sure what data you have access to that says all the victims pulled off the buses are cartel members. From what's being reported in the mainstream most the identities of the remains have not even been determined yet (much less cartel affiliation). Tho I guess anybody killed in Mexico is presumed cartel member until proven otherwise.

Interestingly, the reports from Marius here were the first I heard about highway violence in this area of Mexico (when everybody here called BS) and it wasn't until much later that it was reported in the border violence blogs and even later BBC, NYT, etc. (makes it harder to make a convincing case it is just made up by the media if the didn't jump on it immediately).

I personally have been advised that highway travel between Laredo & Monterrey is no longer secure although flying into Monterrey is ok. Situation reminds me of Colombia back before they secured the highways and the only option for intercity travel was to fly.

Nobody but mongering is twisting your arm to come to Monterrey. It's up to you.

But though I agree that highway violence is high it is limited to central Tamaulipas state. The northern part has now been pacified by the army's fire power.

And then again, all highway robberies occured during the night time.

Time and time again it has been mentioned that traveling should be done during the day time when all highways in the state of Nuevo Leon are checked by federal forces and the stretch of highway between Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo belonging to the state of Tamaulipas is also closly watched.

Please do not say that the highway between Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo is no longer secure.

You have no idea of what you are saying. You have no idea of the ammount of traffic that travels not only between Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo, but between Reynosa and Monterrey.

Both are main connections between Nuevo Leon and the US and traffic is extremely heavy.

And this involves both commercial and private traveling to Texas. Which I must point out, Monterrey is the main lifeforce of the both Texas border cities of Laredo, McAllen and almost the whole of the Rio Grande Valley, incluiding South Padre Island, mostly owned by rich people of Monterrey.

[QUOTE=Dad Fun 555; 1149924]I'm not sure what data you have access to that says all the victims pulled off the buses are cartel members. From what's being reported in the mainstream most the identities of the remains have not even been determined yet (much less cartel affiliation). Tho I guess anybody killed in Mexico is presumed cartel member until proven otherwise.

Interestingly, the reports from Marius here were the first I heard about highway violence in this area of Mexico (when everybody here called BS) and it wasn't until much later that it was reported in the border violence blogs and even later BBC, NYT, etc. (makes it harder to make a convincing case it is just made up by the media if the didn't jump on it immediately).

I personally have been advised that highway travel between Laredo & Monterrey is no longer secure although flying into Monterrey is ok. Situation reminds me of Colombia back before they secured the highways and the only option for intercity travel was to fly. [/QUOTE]

I just bumped into a Viagra ad in the newspaper. Farmacias de Guadalajara is selling chewable Viagra.

That one is new to me. But the ad is legit, it is Pfizer's V.

163 pesos for a 50 mg smurff.

This way guys, you can place your Vitamin V inside a TicTac pack. For color matching mint swirl will do.

Cure bad breath and ED at the same time.

I wish they would work on the after effects rather than making it chewable. I can just chew on a little trident, or eat a few tic-tacs and take care of the breath, and no after effects, other than sparkling fresh heavy breathing. :-)))

I get just too much sinus congestion and acid stomach when taking Viagra. I notice that the MaxiFort tablets, the little yellow ones, which are only 50mg each, do not give me the degree of sinus congestion, even when I take two of them to make 100mg. But, both Viagra and MaxiFort do give me acid stomach pretty consistently unless I treat the condition before hand.

My routine for taking ED meds?

Take the med, take an anti-acido, take a few aspirin, or Advil, for the headache that will eventually follow, which is probably just a result of the sinus congestion. I will sometimes take a sinus pill to eliminate the sinus congestion. Of course, I don't usually mix the sinus meds and the aspirin/Advil. I always choose one or the other because the after effects can tend to make me a little bit miserable a few hours later, not catastrophic, but just a little too much to endure and still be feel really good for the rest of the night.

I'll have to try the chewable. Who knows, maybe they'll work better for side-effects. They do sound a little costly however. But, it would be totally worth it to reduce the side-effects. Chewable seems like it would reduce the stomach acid considerably, so that would be part of the problem solved.

[QUOTE=Monterreydude; 1151521]I just bumped into a Viagra ad in the newspaper. Farmacias de Guadalajara is selling chewable Viagra.

That one is new to me. But the ad is legit, it is Pfizer's V.

163 pesos for a 50 mg smurff.

This way guys, you can place your Vitamin V inside a TicTac pack. For color matching mint swirl will do.

Cure bad breath and ED at the same time. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Runner Up;1153653]I just want a GFE experience with a girl I can pay to fly around the country with and explore Mexico. Thoughts?[/QUOTE]

Those guys I've known that have gone the route you describe, looking for legitimate GFE, and porn style sex from non-pros, have used sites like Amigos. Com, and other dating sites. But, they've had relatively dismal rates of success because most of the girls are looking for marriage, and not just to have some hot sex, and GFE/BFE fun, which the "pros" and "semi-pros" are much more open to providing with significantly less of a commitment to all the baggage that goes with a legitimate relationship.

I believe that quasi legitimate relationships with dancers I've known has turned out to be probably closer to what most of us really want and need as males, in spite of our own idea of what we think we want and need.

Why? Because that scenario give us considerably more freedom to explore other options, discretely, while also engaging in a legitimate commitment to a romantic emotional connection, something that ALL females need and want, and something I've found can be established with a little work with some of these dancers I've known.

That's why I look among the dancers for a "professionally skilled" girl to deliver the goods versus among the legitimate good girl types. I've concluded that looking among the "good girls" is sometimes like finding a needle in a haystack in comparison. You can sometimes turn a dancer into something of a legitimate relationship, provided you're "tolerent" of the suspicions and the potential indiscretions that are inherent in their type of vocation. If you can tolerate their vocation, relationships with them can be quite satisfying overall.

Good Luck!

[QUOTE=Runner Up;1153653]I just want a GFE experience with a girl I can pay to fly around the country with and explore Mexico. Thoughts?[/QUOTE]It is pretty straightforward to hook this up with a pro in Mexico. They all like to travel, and one you get along with would be delighted to have you take her to somewhere especially if it means she can take photos and brag to her friends (also especially if you are paying for first class hotels, flights, restaurants etc.). Monterrey probably would not be the best place to find one though. I swear many of the ladies I've met there have never been outside Monterrey in their whole lives. Better luck finding one along the border (who already have a precedent of "disappearing" for a few weeks at a time). Not sure about doing this with a non-pro, but my guess is it would take a lot more time.

Some mongers have used this website:

[url]http://www.friendfinder.com[/url] (dunno if they use the adult version [url]www.adultfriendfinder.com[/url]) to find company and frienship in Monterrey.

No fraud. Real ladies.

One thing to have in mind is that many Mexican ladies have in mind marriage even if it's through a virtual encounter.

[QUOTE=Runner Up; 1153653]I posted a while back seeking info on monterrey or a good place in mexico. I speak spanish daily with my business and latin friends. I fly over mexico on the way to other latin countries about 5 times a year. Can someone please tell me where in mexico I can go and play tennis with a pro and not get ripped off. In Colombia its about $8 for a lesson. Also I want to find a mexican novia that is not a puta. What city would you point me to. Just for the record I have never had any problems getting a girl friend in the USA and especially in a latin country. I just want a GFE experience with a girl I can pay to fly around the country with and explore Mexico. Thoughts?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Monterreydude; 1151521]I just bumped into a Viagra ad in the newspaper. Farmacias de Guadalajara is selling chewable Viagra.

That one is new to me. But the ad is legit, it is Pfizer's V.

163 pesos for a 50 mg smurff.

This way guys, you can place your Vitamin V inside a TicTac pack. For color matching mint swirl will do.

Cure bad breath and ED at the same time. [/QUOTE]I read about this in the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago. It is called Viagra Jet and is mostly marketing to help the brand keep its prices higher after Pfizer's patent in the US expires next year. It isn't a boner pill / mint combo though. The company said that the chewable form is easier for some to digest than the tablet form as well as it enters your bloodstream a little faster. The bathroom attendant at Adelita Bar in Tijuana had them for $20 / pill last week in a fancy box (these bathroom pharmacists tend to sell regular viagra for $13 / tab). I haven't had to shop in a real pharmacy to know the prices from a place that doesn't operate out of a bathroom. Since I don't suffer ill effects from Maxifort, I'll keep to that.

I will be shortly traveling to Monterrey on work and will be staying in the San Pedro Garza Garcia area. This is my first trip to Mexico with more to trips planned in the near future.

I have been active in the usasexguide. Com forum.

I am interested in starting with getting massage services in my hotel room. Massage ending with a smile.

Any suggestions on how to find these service providers?

Sam

[QUOTE=Percy1234; 1155765]I will be shortly traveling to Monterrey on work and will be staying in the San Pedro Garza Garcia area. This is my first trip to Mexico with more to trips planned in the near future.

I have been active in the usasexguide. Com forum.

I am interested in starting with getting massage services in my hotel room. Massage ending with a smile.

Any suggestions on how to find these service providers?

Sam[/QUOTE]I tried calling some of the numbers. But couldn't get anybody to speak English. Any suggestions?

Colonia del Valle district which is part of San Pedro county is a no-no for masage out calls. They will be stopped by security unless they are medium to upper level escorts that know their way around.

And even then it depends on the hotel you are staying.

Try: [url]www.lucesazules.net[/url] I think they have a manager that speaks English and ask to get a service from Melody.

[QUOTE=Percy1234;1156079]I tried calling some of the numbers. But couldn't get anybody to speak English. Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]

I did try the chewable Viagra, and it works pretty well. I didn't have near the side effects from it, almost no acid stomach or sinus issues, especially when I half-ed it.

The cost was 302.47 pesos for two pills. $12. 85 (US) per pill, approximately. They also come packaged one tablet as well. But, the cost for one tablet is, of course, slightly more expensive than 100Mg tablets. The cost of taking the 50Mg tablet versus the 100Mg tablet is also slightly higher than just half-ing the 100Mg. tablet.

You chew it up and swallow it, versus chewing it like gum. It is relatively the size of two regular Viagra. So, it's pretty big, and no way to hide it amongst the tic-tacs.

I broke a 100Mg dosage pill in half for my first test, taking approximately 50Mg.

Unfortunately, it will definitely not double as a breath mint.

It has the consistency of Sweet Tarts, but tastes pretty bad, quite bitter. It will also cause you to have bitter Farmacia breath, so you will need mints or something.

Later, I sampled the full 100Mg dosage of the chewable Viagra. There were slightly stronger after-effects from the whole 100Mg pill. That having been said, the after effects were probably about half of what I normally experience from a full 100Mg dosage of regular Viagra.

With the half dosage (50Mg) of the chewable Viagra, I almost couldn't tell I had even taken it with respect to after effects. It seems like it's effectiveness would be sufficient for me in 50mgs. I noticed that it was effective for me well beyond the 5 hour limit.

The Farmacia Guadalajara does not seem to be stocking large quantities of chewable Viagra at this time. They only had two boxes of two tablets each in the 100Mg dosage in stock. But, I suspect they'll bring more in if demand rises, and they'll bring in more automatically as they deplete their inventory or you order it in.

Conversely, the yellow tablets, Maxi-Fort, seem almost just as effective, they offer about the same level of after-effects as chewable Viagra, but less than standard Viagra bar far, even when taking a full 100 Mg dosage of two Maxi-Fort Tablets at a time to equal the full dosage of the chewable Viagra.

But, the Maxi-Fort pills do not seem to be quite as strong as regular or chewable Viagra with respect to effectiveness. The Maxi-Fort tablets are almost as strong, but I noticed that they do not have quite the same telltale rush sensation as they are taking effect.

I usually buy my Maxi-Fort at Farmacia De Genericas. Maxi-Fort pills are quite a bit cheaper than the chewable Viagra. With volume discounts, buying (3) bottles of (10) pills each, you can get the Maxi-Fort tablets for $360 pesos per bottle of (10) tablets. Normal price is around 400 pesos for one bottle of (10) Maxi-Fort tablets.

Maxi-Fort tablets are only available in 50Mg. pills each. So, if you compare that to the chewable Viagra at 100Mg each, the cost of Maxi-Fort per 100Mg is only $72 pesos per 100Mg dosage ($6. 11 US per 100Mg.). The cost of Maxi-Fort per 100Mg is virtually half the cost of the chewable Viagra, with roughly the same, or just ever-so- slightly stronger side effects than chewable Viagra.

The differences are quite subtle with respect to after-effects between the two. But, I think the side effects of the chewable Viagra are slightly less than the Maxi-Fort. The side effects seem to increase with respect to stomach acid with the whole pills having to be digested in a lump in your stomach, versus chewing up a pill into a small powder, and your system absorbing it more easily.

I know, personally, a guy that used the site [url]https://mysecuretabs.com/[/url], he says the pills arrive in about 10 days, and worked quite well.

Here is a clip from the confirmation e-mail on what he bought, and what he paid:

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